Valdosta women don?t read newspapers
Stubborn as the cotton takin? water from the ground
You?d better take their Greyback dollars
Colt Walker pistol ?bout to blow you down
Susanna?s daddy had a big plantation
He never worked a day in his life
Johnny come to town on that main trunk railroad
Asked Susanna for to be his wife
They got married but 9 months later
The war for independence was underway
Susanna?s daddy gave Johnny his pistol
A brass belt buckle and a suit of Gray
Valdosta women don?t read newspapers
Stubborn as the cotton takin? water from the ground
You?d better take their Greyback dollars
Colt Walker pistol ?bout to blow you down
Johnny went to fight in that new revolution
Left Susanna and a newborn son
After Appomattox all that she got back
was that 44 caliber lead ball gun
Food got short in ?66
And a panic soon began among the widows of the war
Struggling mothers all around lowndes county
Soon descended on the general store
Valdosta women don?t read newspapers
Stubborn as the cotton takin? water from the ground
You?d better take their Greyback dollars
Colt Walker pistol ?bout to blow you down
Shopkeeper shook as he straightened his stache
Said ladies how could I be of service today
Susie pulled out her confederate money
we?ll take the yarn and be on our way
Shopkeep said that money is worthless
But if you?ve bacon I will trade you fair
The ladies fell silent, she looked him in the eye
He quietly recited the Sinners Prayer
Valdosta women don?t read newspapers
Stubborn as the cotton takin? water from the ground
You?d better take their Greyback dollars
Colt Walker pistol ?bout to blow you down
Shopkeep said I don?t want no trouble
Susie said that all she wanted was a little yarn
Susie reached down to adjust her stocking
And up with a pistol on the end of her arm
You wonder what happened to that old shopkeeper
As far as I can tell there ain?t nobody knows
You wonder what happened to little Johnny Jr.
You bet your bottom dollar he got brand new clothes
Valdosta women don?t read newspapers
Stubborn as the cotton takin? water from the ground
You?d better take their Greyback dollars
Colt Walker pistol ?bout to blow you down